Manly - Fairlight · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Manly - Fairlight

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

About the same as most similar areas, Manly - Fairlight has a small minority of people who speak a language other than English at home. Only 14.4% of residents use another language, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Manly - Fairlight, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 81.4% of residents, while Italian and Mandarin are the most common others. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.8%—speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average.

14.4% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.8% ▼ -22.9%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.8%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Manly - Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011419/manly-fairlight/topic/language